Spool-holder



(No Model.)

J.'E. BLAGKMORE.

SPOOL HOLDER.

I No 444,113. Patented Jan. 6, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEIcE.

JAMES E. BLAOKMORE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

SPOOL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,113, dated January6, 1891. Application filed August 15, 1890. Serial No. 362,128. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES E. BLAoKMoEE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the countyof Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spool-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to a spool-holder, and the object thereof is toprovide a simple easily-constructed device for holding spools attachedto the person usinga spoolof thread, and thus prevent the spool frombeeominglost, and also to provide means of preventing the unwinding ofthe thread from the spool until wanted; and it consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a perspectiveView of a device embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 a plan view of thesame.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the figures.

A represents a back plate, of sheetnietal or other suitable material,having integral a neck provided with ears H H, between which is pivoteda spring-actuated snap-lever 0, provided with a notched end K forengaging with the clothing, securing the device to the person of theuser and terminating in a hook B for a like purpose, having alsointegral an car D, provided with a spindle E, rigidly secured theretofor holding the spool. Opposite to D is arranged a pivoted arm F,secured to A by pin J. Said arm F is curved upward and is flexible,whereby it presses against the edge of the spool, forcing it against thespindle, thus limiting the movement of the spool and providing asuitable amount of tension upon the thread as it uuwinds from the spool.The arm F is also provided with a lug G, which engages the end of thespool and prevents it from slipping off the spindle E.

I claim As an improved article of manufacture, a spool-holder comprisinga back plate having means of attachment to the person of the user andformed at one side With an outwardly-proj ecting ear D, a spindlesecured at one end to said ear and projecting across the face ofsaidplate, said spindle servingto hold the spool of thread, and a flexiblearm F,lirniting the movement of the spool on said spindle and exerting atension on the thread as it unwinds, as set forth, said arm beingpivotedat its upper end to the forward face of said back plate, extendingthence downward and forward toward the free end of said spindle, andformed near the same with a lug G, engaging the end of the spool.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. BLACKMORE.

Witnesses:

DENNIS L. ROGERS, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

